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OK, if the people running the show are no better than "you" than does that imply merit doesn't rise to the top? If we aren't in a meritocracy, what does that me
by aschearer 4y ago
OK, if the people running the show are no better than "you" than does that imply merit doesn't rise to the top? If we aren't in a meritocracy, what does that mean for wealth distribution?
- tiborsaas 4y agoMerit doesn't guarantee anything. You also need to do things in the right order in the right time and the right place, a decent amount of luck would also come handy.
- aschearer 4y agoThe only gaurantees in life are death and taxes. But supposedly cream rises to the top. Get my drift?
- IndigoIncognito 4y agoEver heard of tax evasion?
- nigerianbrince 4y agoYeeah https://youtube.com/shorts/FCD_Xq4ebyw?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/FCD_Xq4ebyw?feature=share
- HardlyCurious 4y agoHow random do you think outcomes are? Is a minority from a ghetto just lucky if they get admitted to Harvard? When we see a stereotypical white guy get admitted to Harvard, we would assume they are privileged. Are the people who break out of overty doing it on their own, ala boot straps style, or are they the product of an unlikely serious of events which gave them the edge they needed?
- nautilius 4y agoWealth distribution in particular can be accurately modeled by purely random coin flips on who gets more and who loses: E.g. https://chancyislands.org/CIChance.html https://chancyislands.org/CIChance.html Absolutely no meritocracy required.